AUDREY L. BENDER

Audrey L. Bender, age 98, of New Paltz died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Born on January 22, 1915, in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and the late Mary (Lavey) Mulligan.

She was a longtime member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Paltz, and served faithfully daily on the Altar Guild for many years. She was an operating room nurse at Jewish Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, before moving to New Paltz, NY, where her husband started Virtis Corporation.